CALL FOR STREET TEAM MEMBERS! Afternoon wonderful readers! It's been a while but I've been deep in the editing trench getting The Bloody Maiden finished for you lovely lot, & we're almost there! Now it's gotten to the point where I'm looking for ARC readers to assist in my street team to spread the word…
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Keeping A Writer’s Notebook
A writer's notebook is a super helpful tool for any writer, whether they write YA, lit fic, fantasy, romance - whatever. By 'writer's notebook', I don't technically mean a notebook for writing in. You can obviously write in your notebook but I use a writer's notebook for storing information, inspiration, scraps of notes etc. A…
The Development of Cain & Pru
Prudence, as I'm sure you know by now, is the main character of The Bloody Maiden. She is an incredibly angry, troubled, & depressed woman who is simply... sick of life. Life has not been kind to her - she had a difficult childhood & at the beginning of Maiden, is working in The Wanderer's…
Author Interview: Sharon L Clark
Tell us a little about yourself & your background Sharon Clark, aged 48. Married for 26 years with 3 children aged 17, 20, and 25. I have 2 dogs who are 9 and 8. I was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa and still live here. I didn’t graduate college but went for two…
World Building From A Reader’s Perspective
Ever since becoming a serious writer and embarking on the long hard road that is world building a fantasy world, I have been unable to read a novel only as a reader, instead my mind is focused on the aspects of planning that have gone into the work. Although I am usually quite impressed with…
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The Queen of Nothing [book review]
★★★★ 4 out of 5, it exceeded expectations! Key Aspects... Cannibals WarKidnappingCharacter GrowthPlot Twists Galore! If you read my book review of The Cruel Prince then you know that I dove into this series headfirst & couldn't put it down... until I had to wait for book three that is. Well book three finally got…
2020, Patreon Launch & New Beginnings
Happy New Year everyone! I can't believe how quickly the year has flown past - it's 2020?!? How did that happen? There's a lot of changes going on right now so I thought I'd sum it all up in a post so you're in the know. You can now find me on Patreon!Publishing an anthology!New…
Kill Your Darlings
Fellow writers I hope you’re finding useful things on my blog to help with writing that story! I’m slowly building up an archive of writing posts to support you with your goals. Now, if you are anything like me, most of your writing results in some deaths. I write Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Gothic, Horror, Historical and…
The Savior’s Champion by Jenna Moreci [book review]
★★★★ 4 out of 5, I'm in love! Key Aspects... FantasyViolenceCorrupt SystemsCuteness OverloadGrounded/Awesome CharactersMagicGore Tobias Kaya despises the concept of a competition to win the hand of a woman no one has ever met, but when it seems to be the only way to provide for his suffering mother & sister, he signs up. Will…
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A Natural History of Dragons [book review]
★★★★ 4 out of 5, I'm in love! Key Aspects... DragonsFantasy 'History'Intelligent WomenBeautiful DrawingsIntense WorldbuildingNatural History “YOU, DEAR READER, CONTINUE AT YOUR OWN RISK. IT IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART NO MORE SO THAN THE STUDY OF DRAGONS ITSELF… FROM SCIRLAND TO THE FARTHEST REACHES OF ERIGA, ISABELLA, LADY TRENT IS KNOWN TO…
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